Please, marry a white snake wife. It’s super cool.

Lu Yuan was still pretending to be innocent and naive, with his right hand on his forehead, yelling:

"Aunt Song, what's that shining? It's so bright!"

"Nephew, you are such a joke. You just held it for so long, how could you not know what treasure you held?"

Lying flat on her back, Song Meiqi did a split in front of Lu Yuan!
This is a technically demanding move that most people can't do.

Even practicing yoga is just exercising the body, and you can't perform any difficult movements.

Ever since Song Meiqin became pregnant.

Song Meiqi and Lu Yuan haven't been together for half a year.

Song Meiqin, who had been thirsty for a long time, could no longer suppress her anger.

Unable to bear it any longer, Song Meiqin moaned, "Nephew, what are you waiting for? Come in!"

Lu Yuan nodded, adjusted his state, and said:
"Aunt Song, be careful!"

In the Lu Mansion, Gu Ziyue ran through all the houses in the mansion but could not find any trace of Lu Yuan and Aunt Song.

Gu Ziyue went to find Su Liyan.

Su Liyan was arranging new clothes for the children to wear on New Year's Day tomorrow in the room.

Gu Ziyue rushed in, picked up the teapot on the table, poured herself a bowl, and gulped it down in a few gulps.

After a while, Gu Ziyue said worriedly, "Sister, where can these two people go? It's New Year's Eve, and they haven't been seen all day."

Su Liyan glanced at the pendulum hanging on the wall and said casually: "It should be back in less than half an hour!"

Gu Ziyue asked curiously, "Sister, how did you know? Are you also good at fortune-telling?"

Su Liyan smiled and said, "Because as long as my brother doesn't control the situation, the time for that aspect is very fixed!"

Gu Ziyue immediately understood what was going on and said with a smile: "Yuan~ Really, why did you have to go out to do it!"

"Sister, I don't understand. Men are always looking for excitement!" Su Liyan placed the new clothes in a prominent position and continued, "Change the environment, change the feeling!"

"Mom, where are our new clothes?" Lu Ruyan ran in with a kite in her hand.

Seeing Gu Ziyue was also in the room, he shouted, "Fourth Lady, she's here too!"

Gu Ziyue touched Lu Ruyan's head with joy and said, "Ruyan, you have become more beautiful again."

"I want to be as beautiful as Si Niang!" Lu Ruyan said with her big eyes blinking, looking up at Gu Ziyue.

Gu Ziyue kept praising Lu Ruyan for her sweet mouth.

Su Liyan patted the new clothes that had just been put away and said, "Mother has prepared everything for my precious daughter. They are here."

Lu Ruyan threw the kite aside, held onto the edge of the table with both hands, stretched her neck and jumped high, shouting, "Mom, we want to see it, we want to see it!"

"Okay, I'll give it to you!"

Su Liyan took the clothes in her hand and tried them on Lu Ruyan, "Well, the size fits!"

Lu Ruyan stretched out her little hand to touch the new clothes.

Su Liyan retracted her hand and made a "tsk" sound.

Lu Ruyan looked at her dirty little hands and said with a smile, "Mom, let's go wash our hands now."

After saying that, Lu Ruyan ran out of the room to find water to wash her hands.

Su Liyan straightened up and said to Gu Ziyue with a smile: "When I was a kid, every time this happened, I was just like Ruyan.

At that time, we only bought new clothes once a year, but we were reluctant to wear them and had to wait until the first day of the new year to wear them! "

Su Liyan's eyes were filled with memories of her childhood. Although life was a little harder at that time, she lived a satisfying and hopeful life.

Gu Ziyue was born with a silver spoon in her mouth, never lacking food and clothing, but lacking the surprise and waiting. She said:
"If possible, I would also like to have a childhood like that."

Su Liyan smiled and said, "I am a little sentimental. Let's not talk about this on New Year's Eve. It's time for my brother to come back."

Su Liyan's voice had just fallen.

"I'm back!" Lu Yuan shouted in the yard. The one holding Lu Yuan's arm was the blushing Song Meiqin.

Song Meiqin walks with a limp, and she feels pain in that area every time she takes a step. This kind of pain is very comfortable.

Hearing Lu Yuan's voice, Gu Ziyue gave Su Liyan a thumbs up and exclaimed: "Sister is really a god!"

Zhao Qiaoer held a baby in one hand and asked, "Where did you go? You just left your son to us and didn't care about him anymore?"

Zhao Qiaoer's voice is a little high-pitched, it has always been like this, she never hides anything and is very straightforward.

Song Meiqin, wearing high heels and enduring the soreness, ran over and took her son back from Zhao Qiaoer's arms.

After just running a few steps, the soreness made Song Meiqin feel like she was about to vomit again.

Song Meiqin whispered a few words into Zhao Qiaoer's ear, causing Zhao Qiaoer to roll her eyes at Song Meiqin, shake her head and whisper:
"What a little slut! Look at you, you are so cheap, and you are still wet~"

Song Meiqin laughed and said, "You, just be jealous!"

The old housekeeper held a pair of red couplets, bent down and came to Lu Yuan and said:
"Master, the couplets for the gate are ready. Please welcome the new year for the Lu Mansion!"

According to the rules here, the head of the family must personally put up the new couplets on the door.

Lu Yuan rolled up his sleeves, took the couplet, and said, "Great! This year, we're the ones to post the couplets!"

After Lu Yuan put up the couplets, Lu Ruyan came and shouted, "Dad, it's time for the New Year's Eve dinner!"

The New Year’s Eve dinner on New Year’s Eve is a day for family reunion.

Su Liyan's parents stayed in the Su Mansion, which is Su Changliang's residence.

Don’t think that only the Su family and Xiaoqian will get together to have the New Year’s Eve dinner. That would be a mistake.

This year, all the members of the Su family gathered at the Su Mansion to have the New Year's Eve dinner, and it was quite lively.

Lu Mansion.

The kitchen prepared a table full of dishes, and the maids served them one by one.

Lu Yuan, Su Liyan, Zhao Qiaoer, Song Meiqin, Gu Ziyue, and Lu Ruyan and her brother and sister gathered around a large table.

Although Lu Ruyan is young, she is different from ordinary people.

When her younger sister and brother could not speak yet, Lu Ruyan, who was born a few months earlier, could already run, and she awakened and reverted to her ancestral state at the age of one and a half.

At the dinner table, everyone looked at Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan glanced at everyone, raised his glass and said, "Aunt Zhao, Aunt Song, let's raise a glass then?"

Zhao Qiaoer and Song Meiqin said nothing, but smiled and nodded.

After all, Zhao Qiaoer and Song Meiqin are also Lu Yuan's women, and Lu Yuan is the head of this family.

Relying on his own abilities, Lu Yuan increased his annual income several times.

Lu Yuan held the wine glass and coughed lightly. He didn't know how to start, so he had to use the same words he used when speaking in front of the leader in his previous life.

Slowly said: "The past year. The new year."

Lu Yuan summarized the past year, looked forward to the new year, and concluded with one sentence:
“Let us raise our glasses and toast to this family!”

The four women looked at each other, and they couldn't suppress the smiles on their faces.

My man is smart and capable, so he really needs to practice his conversation at the dinner table.

It’s not enough to just brag at the dinner table!

Everyone stood up and raised their glasses, "Cheers!"

Upon seeing this, the old housekeeper in the courtyard hurriedly called out to the servants outside the mansion.

The old butler waved his hand upwards to the servants and said, "Light the fire!"

Seven or eight servants began to light the fireworks placed on the street in front of the mansion.

"Whoosh~"

Fist-sized fireworks flew into the sky, accompanied by "bang" sounds, and colorful flowers bloomed in the night sky.

The people of Taining City could see it. Many children leaned on the windows and shouted to their parents:

"Mom, come and see! There are fireworks!"

While every household was immersed in the happy time of family reunion, the Yan Mansion in Yandu seemed a little deserted.

King Gu Di of Yan knocked on the table with his chopsticks and said, "Eat!"

Gu Gaochi and Gu Gaosui looked at their mother who was standing beside them with a slightly worried look on her face.

Princess Yan picked up the bowl, put a mouthful of food into her mouth, and swallowed it slowly.

After eating this mouthful of rice, Princess Yan suddenly put down her bowl and chopsticks, looked at Prince Yan Gu Di and said, "Your Highness, there has been no news from our son Gao Xu so far, and I don't know where he is suffering now."

At this point, Princess Yan brushed her face with her sleeves and started crying.

King Gu Di of Yan coldly scolded: "Why are you crying? Who dares to disobey the emperor's order? Can you and I control this matter?"

Gu Gaochi and Gu Gaosui swallowed and did not interrupt.

On the night of New Year's Eve, Gu Gaoxu was swaying in the carriage.

Due to the snow on the road, the horse team moved very slowly.

In order to arrive at the imperial capital on time, several Jinyiwei escorted Gu Gaoxu on the official road overnight.

Compared to the Jinyiwei on horseback outside the carriage, Gu Gaoxu was enjoying it.

In Gu Gaoxu's carriage, there was a heater that used spirit stones as energy to provide heat, making the entire carriage warm.

The Jinyiwei who followed could only envy, and their hands holding the reins were a little stiff from the cold.

Gu Gaoxu held the roasted pistol leg in his left hand and the wine cup in his right hand.

Eat a bite of meat, drink a sip of wine, don't be too happy.

Gu Gaoxu, who was used to a carefree life, didn't miss home at all. With wine and meat to serve him, he could enjoy everything he wanted.

Occasionally, the sounds of fireworks and firecrackers could be heard from the villages on both sides of the official road.

The entire carriage team was protected by only a few Jinyiwei, and the robbers along the way did not dare to attack the carriage team.

At the rear of the entire convoy, there were imperial cavalry led by Lan Tai, who were affiliated with the Palace Army Guard.

Suddenly, the carriage that Gu Gaoxu was in fell into a big pit, and the two big horses pulling the carriage neighed a few times.

The pistol in Gu Gaoxu's left hand fell onto the carriage. Gu Gaoxu lifted the curtain and asked, "What happened?"

A Jinyiwei whipped the horse's butt with a whip, hurried a few steps, came to Gu Gaoxu, and said, "Prince, the carriage is stuck in the mud!"

"All of you, get off the horses and push the carriage!"

Gu Gaoxu lowered the curtains and actually lay down in the car.

"Hey Yo!" "Hey Yo!".
At this moment, an arrow pierces the clouds, and thousands of troops come to meet!

With a "whoosh" sound, a flaming arrow shot into the sky and exploded.

Those who don’t know the situation might think it was someone else’s fireworks.

Dozens of people rushed out from the darkness on both sides and blocked Gu Gaoxu's way.

Gu Gaoxu turned over in the carriage, not panicking at all, and muttered, "Here it comes!"

Several Jinyiwei drew out their embroidered spring swords and stood in front of the carriage.

The two groups were in a standoff, but did not take any action, as if they were waiting for something.

Several Jinyiwei did not dare to move forward. After all, the other side had several times more people than them. They could only hold their ground and wait for help.

Lan Tai, who was standing at the rear of the carriage team, looked at the whistling arrows that cut through the night sky, and then drew the sword from his waist.

Lan Tai commanded the cavalry behind him and said:

"Brothers, follow us!"

"drive!".
The imperial cavalrymen galloped on the snowy road, whipping their horses' buttocks.

After a stalemate of about a few minutes, Lan Tai led the cavalry to catch up.

"Stop!"

Lan Tai ordered the cavalry to stop not far behind the carriage and rode forward alone.

The Jinyiwei holding the embroidered spring sword turned his head and looked at the group of people blocking the road in front of him, and said:

"General Lan, you've arrived at the right time. Let's take down the rebels together."

"Pfft!"

A spear pierced through his chest and was then quickly pulled out, gushing blood splattering on the carriage.

The Jinyiwei whose body was pierced looked back at Lan Tai who was on the horse, pointed at him and was about to say something.

A mixture of saliva and blood flowed out of his mouth, "You, you"

The Jinyiwei fell down limply before he could even finish his words.

The other six Jinyiwei were stunned at first, and then surrounded the carriage.

The Royal Guards knocked on the carriage and said, "Prince Gu, Lan Tai is rebelling!"

Gu Gaoxu, who was lying on the carriage, said: "The rebels should be killed!"

"This"

The Jinyiwei were speechless. There were roadblocks in front and cavalry behind. How could we possibly be the enemy's match with just a few of us?

At this time, Lan Tai was extremely arrogant, holding the spear high in his right hand.

With just one order, the two groups of people can annihilate these Jinyiwei.

"Get it for me!"

Lan Tai pointed his gun at Gu Gaoxu's carriage.

The people surrounding Gu Gaoxu's carriage did not move.

At the general's command, the imperial cavalry behind the carriage charged forward.

As Lan Tai was surprised, shrapnel shells fell from the sky one after another and hit the Imperial Cavalry Guards.

The imperial cavalry was immediately blown to pieces, and many horses were frightened and ran around uncontrollably.

Lan Tai raised his spear high and shouted, "Don't panic, hold your ground!"

The sound of the shrapnel exploding is no different from the sound of fireworks exploding in the air, adding a bit of excitement to New Year's Eve.

"Follow the order from King Yan, capture the traitor Lan Tai alive!" a general hiding in the dark shouted loudly.

Hundreds of people rushed out from both sides of the official road, so densely packed that it was difficult to see clearly!
Lan Taylor held the reins, still not understanding what was going on.

They planned to kill Gu Gaoxu halfway, but instead they were ambushed by others.

The cavalry under Lan Tai's command fought with the Prince of Yan's troops, and for a moment it was impossible to tell who was who.

After thinking for a few seconds, Lan Tai calmed himself down and found a flaw, which was Gu Gaoxu!

Lan Tai waved the spear in his hand, stabbed down two Jinyiwei, jumped onto the carriage, and lifted the curtain with the spear.

A musket stretched out from the carriage. (End of this chapter)